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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
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Correspondence Of the Gazette.
STFPHENvILLE, TEX., Aug. I-Satur-
day night and Sunday morning q good,
seasone5Ie aud much needed raia fsII
here which wiz do cotton ? CREST daal OF
good. It came toe late to be Of sny
benefit to I2te corn, but will haIp cotton
snd do macl good to grass and stock
ranges.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

CLARENDON, ARK, Aug. Last Sat
urdsy evening John Boles and another
negro became involved in quarrel. Boles
departed not suspecting the eumity he
had epgendered. M0nday night while
sleeping soundly al unknown party
slipped up and, placing & gun to Boles'
head, blew his brains out.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
A Rootblack ILn!ed.

Special to me Gazette.
PALESTINE, Tex, Aug. John Coop
er, a colored bootblack of This city, was
run over and crushed to death by the cars
this evening between Jacksonville snd
Troupe. Cooper was riding without 6
pass and trying 10 ride between the cars
and fell through.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

NEWS comes to THE GAZETTE that BE-
gus tickets are being sent out to all por-
lions of the state. Watch your tickets.
See that they read "For STAT Prohibit
ton" or against StoIr Prohibition.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

SEE that your ticket reads "for State
Prohibition" or against State Prohi-
bition" The omission OF the word state
is tatal. Fraudulent tickets are scattered
slI over the state. Read your ballot and
see thas the word s:ste is not omitted.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
Pacific Investigation Committee

s. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. 5.-The
Pacific investigation committee resumed
its work to-day. David S. Yost, assistant
United States appraiser, and formerly
private secretary to Governor Stanford,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
NaIch Ynnr Ralloia

The prohibition joint resolution re.
qaires ballots to have printed or written
OIL them:
For State Prohibition.
Or, Against State Prohibition.
The omission of the word state will be
fatal, and all ballots that simply have OF
them "for prohibition" or "agsinst pro,
hioition" will be valueless. Let voters
be careful. Watch your ballots.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
Watch Your Ballots.

. The prohibition joint resolution re
quires ballots to have printed or written
on them:
For State Prohibition.
Or, Against State Prohibition.
The omission Of the word state will be
fatal, and all ballots that simply have On
them "for prohibition" or against pro-
hibition" will be valueless. Let voters
be careful. Watch your ballots.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

Of worms yet. 1t will be something re-
markahle if We get an extrs large colt N
crop, for the wheat, oats and corn ere I've
best we have had for yesrs Basine>r
promises harvest for merchants.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

DA"D.A'unn, Ara. aug. -.-Dr. " u
Watson, cur county treasurer, died at
Russells this morning after short i'll
ness from the effects OF cancer in TIE
stomach.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

uaIy gong TO ana tro from the
Exchange, in ihe transaction of he
mands, ard t, Re lady herself occas,
occupies the private Office, where !
see the blackboard and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

Stock or. IhoMAs, UNT., aug. 4.-HonssAuen
., so Francis, United States Consul, who was
Ills WEI -%ffack by hose cart at recent railway
disaster here and badly injur =, died sud
sly at IL 80 O'Clock this IRE Wing 4pss
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
CURRENT TOPICS.

THE WEEKLY GAZETTE will be made q
full and complete newspaper for ell who
have not time or inclination TO pore over
the pages Of daily, and the constant aim
and resolve will be to add every new
feature that increases the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

De not he inducsa to take some other
preparation w1en 9ou call for Hoods
Ssrsaparilla. BE suse, to get Hoods
which is pecuGa~. ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

and Inspector Bonfield received some
pleasing intelligence by dispatches from
Canada last evening. ,aT5eY refused to
allow them to be seec Il alarm bvrport
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04

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sossss Fox ssseay scaoel a hels
lnssFhave nTTaperi3r. II sss''s :
uotes, Sample copy MOI CT 2'p.p' q
s.. Aatre ". E PENN, Palestine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-12

bodies after execution, had passed through
the dark passage under the gallows and be-
gan seating themselves. The bailiffs said
few words to the journalists, begging them
to make no rush when the drop fell, but to
wait decently and in order. Parsons was
given a cup of coffee a few minutes
before the march to the scaffold was
begun. The rattling Of chairs, tables and
benches continued for several minutes, but
by II :05 o'clock there began to fall hush,
and conversation among the crowd sank
almost to a whisper. The bare white washed
walls made IL painful contrast with the dark
brown gallows, with its four nooSed ropes
dropping ominously near the floor A
gleam Of sunshine shooting through the
window at this instant fell on the corner of
the death machine and in a slight degree
relieved it's sombre hue.
Through the window could be seen a
number of policemen armed with rifles,
looking down from the roof of the Dear
born street wing on the proceedings The
Chief Bailitf began at 10 calling off the
names Of the persons summoned as jurors,
and bringing them forward to the row of
little stools directly in front Of the gallows
No other sounds were heard in the long,
high corridor, but the solemn. monotonous
voice of the Bailiff and the rustling of the
jurors as they tip-toed forward through the
crowd
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grotesque laughter stopped in a single in
slant, and Parsons meekly as a saint turned
his eyes upward at the dangling line above
him.
Before the four Anarc' Its had An inkling
of what was TO be done white caps we're
deftly slipped upon their heads and drawn
quickly down to the necks, shutting off the
view of each as completely and with less
warming than does the camera cloth of pho
tographers.
TIE LAST WORDS ON THE GALLONS.
August Spies was the first of the four
doomed men to make use of his wits, while
he could. In tone of intense bitterness Of
spirit, he the man who wrote the infamous
tightly clenched teeth:
There will come time when our silence
will be more powerful than the voices they
are strangling to death
The last syllable of Spies concluding
words, hoarse with suppressed passion, had
not reached the end when Engel, raising his
voice, wildly cried
"Hurrah for Anarchy"
Fischer caught the fire Of the utterance
and still more loudly exclaimed: "Hurrah
for Anarchy adding: "This is the happi-
est moment of my life" There was silence
like the grave, broken abruptly by the Slow
measured intonation of Parsons, like a
white-robed priest before the altar of sacri-
flee. Not as dying request, but rather
like a command or warning, he sounded
forth:
May be allowed to speakp
Then, with slow entreaty, came:
"Will you let me speak, Sheriff Matson"
There was another agonizing pause.
Muftled through the shroud broke out, in
unnatural hollow accents: "Let the voice
of the peonle be heard
A crash as of falling house thundered
through the corridors. The slender ropes
were taut. In full view of the 200 men in
front were four white, writhing shrouds.
The ropes could be seen slowly
tightening about the necks that between
cap and shroud could be noticed blackening
and purpling. Nine minutes passed. Then
it was known to a certainty that not n neck
had been broken. The four Haymarket
murderers had been literally throttled and
strangled by the law which they had defied
IL Is generally conceded that the men met
their fate with GOODNESS and courage Spies
listened attentively to the reading of the
death warrant just before the execution
and at its conclusion he looked for a mo-
ment at Sheriff Matson steadily, but with
out any malice, and then said: "Sheriff,
you are about to commit judicial murder
All the prisoners walked to the gallows
steadily without support and met death
with firmness.
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is situated, which in addition to these cor
dons of police was inclosed by ropes. The
| lieutenants had orders to station their COM
panies in open order, with loaded pieces and
fixeI bayonetS, and were especially instruct
ed to hold their positions, no matter what
happened, until they received orders from
their superior officers.
OBJECTS OF THE ORDER
The objects of the order were these
The men were to be deployed in open or
der so if they were attacked, especially
with bombs, the execution would not be so
great, while at the same time the police
would be able to return the fire with greater
effect and less danger to themselves, and in
case of attack they were not to break, but
hold their position till re-enforced or
called back A police official said in
speaking of the arrangements that the chief
desire i'll case of attack was to keep the
police from being thrown into confusion
If this could be prevented they need not
fear any mob. The entire force was to be
held in the position described until as late in
the day as might be thought wise. The
members of the police department not on
duty at the Jail were to be held in reserve at
the various stations in readiness to mass at
any point at moments notice, except a
very few who were to be out on post. De-
tectlves were stationed outside the police
lines and mingled with the crowd. Lieut..
Steele was there to look after his men.
ON THE STREET
On the street armed policemen paced their
beats, and all who had no business in the
neighborhood were promptly ordered to
move on and if they did not move at once
they were arrested.
from the front of the building, while that
part used by the Criminal Court fronts on
Michigan street. On the latter front
is the main entrance, through which
all who enter must pass. This opening
was guarded by heavy double iron door,
which was kept closed and fastened by a
paddock and chain Immediately within
the door stood two trusty policemen, armed
with breech loading rifles and carrying
thirty y-eight rounds each in a convenient
cartridge box.
HOW ADMITTANCE WAS GAINED.
A step sounds in the outer vestibule and
from the watchful sentrieS comes the stern
cry, "Who comes there!"
voice from outside responds, then the
paddock opens, the chain rattles and the
doors slide apart few inches and survey
is made by the guards of the individual
applying for admission. If his credentials
are satisfactory the doors are opened
sufficiently for him TO pass in.
Inside other guards bearing rifles
moved about over the tile floor
and at the head of the wide stairway lead
ing to the upper floor the muzzle of loaded
rifle in the hands of an officer projected over
the steps. The court rooms above were oc-
cupied by several companies of policemen
with a whole arsenal of weapons and am
munition. On the roof were numerous SEN
tries ready to open on any suspicious-look-
ing individual who might approach on sur
rounding roofs The gate proper was
reached by crossing a narrow court, dismal
and cold in darkness. In this part of the
building special preparations had been
made for the reception of unwelcome
callers.
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CHICAGO's HANGING SYSTEM.
A Mysterious Way ofCuttipg the Rope
that Does the Work.

ru,r,ro ~, - An ~. ,,,,.,..,
ChlcAGo' nov ian tne common
prisoners, to the number of about 200, were
left in their usual cells last night. The
practice of HANGING at Chicago is not Tn re-
lro,,o tlor, 81 49,. - toso,,o 49,
$3.50 'Iio1n ''n'ii Low noais oeloie V'ie
'3 execution taxes place. Sherlh Matson de-
ciueu 10 toiloW the Old rule. AT the ap-
p9lhGeu Time all OF those located IN the tiers
VI ceiis Iaclng north, and winch partly com
Da tlahu view OF the scaifoid, are marched
aii s1to tne TIERS facing south, where not
eHTInPSe OF the execution can DE had:
lne ganows Tor the present hanging are
!9cated IN the extreme northeast corner OF
.le ceii room. An Inspection was nlade OF
pIsl tneLn curing the night by an Associated
a. aess reporter; 1hey are Ihe largest ever
erected in Cook county. They were origi-
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ALLFOUR DIIGANE
HORRIBLE STRUGGLES AT THE
ROPES END.
HOW THE NIGHT PASSED

"Hurrah for Anarchy" the Death Cry
of Fischer--Death Results Thirteen
and a-Half Minutes After the Trap
Fell-No Disturbance in the City "A
Strong Force of Police About the
Jail
CHICAGO, Nov. u.-Anarchists Parsons,
Fischer, Engel and Spies, the convicted
Haymarket inurderers, have been throttled
bv the law, the self-same that they had
hoped to throttle Their scaffold drop fell
at II "a o'clock this morning.
At 9:10 o'clock this morning Chief Deputy
Gleason arrived at tho Jail with the fatal
documents authorizing the execution.
Mr. Gleason Immediately went into
close conference with the Sheriff
in private apartment that was
locked and bolted at once on the inside.
While they were still conferring Spies in
ternal fever had so increased as to induce
him to order glass of Rhine wine, which
was brought to his cell and swallowed at
cup. A few minutes were then occupied
bv him in writing autographs for officers
attached to the Sheriffs Office.
SINGING THE MARSEILLAIsE.
At 10 o'clock Fischer was singing the
Marseillaise, in which the other prisoners
joined.
At t10:10 O'Clock Parsons, Fischer and Spies
asked for twenty minutes each on the gal
lows i'll which to make speeches. The
Sheriff did not Immediately return any
answer to the request.
Following close upon the telegraphic re-
port from Springfield this morning that
GOV. Oglesby had decided once for all, the
deputies commenced at 1927 o'clock dis
tributing tickets to the reporters who were
to watch the march to the gallows. The
greatest hustle and excitement prevailed in
the Jail office, but Spies in his cell continued
writing on uninterruptedly, and the others
remained equally nonchalant, notwithstand-
ing the confusion that marked the beginning
If the end.
At 1854 o'clock the reporters were adj
mitted into the cell room to view the exc
cuton. They were conducted to the north
corridor and seated within a few feet of the
scaffold.
At II: :12 o'clock the condemned were eat
ing their final lunch. At :23 O'Clock the
Sheriff commenced to read the death war
rant to Spies. The death warrant was read
first to Spies, then TO Fischer and then to
Enge, and at II 43 o'clock the Sheriff was
nearly through with Parsons.
Spies, Engel and Fischer were in their
Shrouds standing at the grated door and
saying adieus to friends in the visitors
cage.
AT II 40 o'clock the death march to the
sCaffold started.
As already stated, the trap fell at 11:54
o'clock
Fischer died very hard, as did also Spies.
Parsons also struggled and kicked fearfully.
Fischer's last words were, "Hurrah for
Anarchy!' The pulse of all the Anarchists
stopped beating in thirteen and half min
utes
At 1912 o'clock the collins for the An
archists, plain black, with but the silver
heads of the screws for ornaments, were car
lled to the gallows.
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PARSONS CoLcnED WIFE.
a Fruitless Attempt to Reach Her
Husband in the Jail

Husband in the Jail
CHICAGO, Nov. 11.--Some excitement was
caused at the Jail about o'clock this morn
ing by determined attempt on the part of
Mrs. Parsons to gain entrance for the pur-
pose of seeing her husband. She appeared
in widows weeds, with tear-swolel ey, s,
leading her two small children and accom-
plni d by several other relatives of the con-
demned men, She was stopped by the po-
lice and informed that she could not enter.
81 must CO." she cried, as her dark eyes
flashed forth fire. 81 am Lucy Parsons;
these are my children; we must go into the
Jail they must see their father"
'It is impossible" exclaimed the officers.
''No one can pass here; entrance can only
be had at Dearborn stree
UNDER THE ROPES.
al will go,n exclaimed Mrs. Parsons, and
with determined effort she darted under
the ropes. In an instant four officers had
her in hand. She was lifted over the ropes
and once again stood outside the lines.
"You must obey the law" the officers said,
cor it may go hard with YOU
"The lawp' she yelled, "What do care
for the law and my husband being murder
ed Shoot me if you will"
Mrs. Parsons then went to the Dearborn
street entrance of the jail, and renewed her
effort to gain admission with so much de-
termination and stubborness that Capt
Buckley was compelled to arrest her and sent
her in a patrol wagon with the children
and one of her friends, namtd Mrs Holmes
to the Station houie, where she was kept
locked up until after 2 o'clock
When finally released, she asked:
as the bloody business overp'
and upon being informed that it
was she said she had come to the jail on the
promise OF deputy officer who promised
that the children should have a last oppor-
tunity t see their father, but the promise
had not been kept. She then started for
her home, passing through the crowd with
out apparently being recognized
by anyone. Every moment news
boy would thrust paper in her face, cry
ing: "Full account of the execution" She
frequently broke down and sobbed and as
they passed along took her boy more firmly
by the hand and walked more rapidly,
keeping her head bent down
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sCHwAB INTERVIEWED.
He Declares That the Dead Were the
Victims of Conspiracy. q

CHICAGO, Nov. 11.--In an interview with
reporter to-day after the execution,
Schwab said: IL heard the trap fall. and
knew at once that the end had come. They
are dead men now, and what / say cannot
influence their fate or conciliate mine, but
l say, and with the consciousness that its
vi. tins were under the same roof
with ME, that the blind prejudice Of
an unholy conspiracy has Murdered
five men as innocent of the charge on which
they were convicted as a babe unborn. But
it is done, and cannot be undone. Spies
Engel, Parsons, Fischer and Lingg were no
more connected with the death OF Matthias
j. Degan than you are. 1t is useless to pro
test the innocence of men caught in the
drag-net of the States Attorney and Capt
Setback expect TO spend the rest of my
natural life in prison, and am virtually
dead to the world, but the crime for which
we suffer viii some day be cleared up. II
may come in time to save Fielden and me-
but tbs rsn who forfeited their lives to-day
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GUARDING THE JAIL.
Hundreds of Police Armed to the Teeth
Ready for a Riot.


CHICAGO, Nov 11.-At 6 o'clock this
morning 800 policemen, armed with rifles,
bayonets, revolvers and full cartridge
boxes, We're on duty at the jail Chief
Ebersold was in command in person, his
staff being Capts. Buckley, Hub
bard and Setback A battalion of
three companies of police, that was quartered
in the jail and Criminal Court building
since the new orders went into effect, did
duty inside the building to-day. The Off
GERS in command were instructed to dispose
of their men, detail having been made for
every advantageous post.
A COMPANY on THE OUTSIDE.
In addition to the battalion on the inside
there was force on the outside, composed
of company from each of the five pre-
cincts. commanded by a lieutenant, and
three companies from the Central detail
This force was armed with rifles, and sur
rounded the entire block in which the Jail
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PRICE $40 A YEAR
I D CENTS A COPY. (

day, the employees having decided that they
could best testify their respect for the mem.
oories OF Their best comrades of the pastn
by closing the Office. The building was
draped little, a streamer of black and
white having been strung from the top
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HOW THE NIGHT PASSED.
All the Condemned n honchalant-Pa
sons Sang a Song

CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. 11.-At / o'clock
'I's morning change was made in the
ueath watch. Deputy Hartkee had been
guarding Spies since o'clock. Hereported
mat he had quite long talk with the An
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is situated, which in addition to these cor
dons of police was inclosed by ropes The
heutenants had orders TO station their com
panies in open order, with loaded pieces and
fixeI bayonets, and were especially instruct
ed to hold their positions, no matter what
happened, until they received orders from
their sunerior officaI.S
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-12

SPRINGFIELD, LII, Nov. 1.-The con-
ference between Capt. Black and Gov.
Oglesby was at an end at o'clock this
morning and the Governor announced his
final and irrevocable decision. He emphati-
cally refused to further interfere in behalf
of the condemned men,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28
Land Sale.

DY virtue Of an order of sale issued to
ID mefrom the Circuit Court of Wash
ington Co., Tenn at its April term
1887, | will on Saturday the 18TH day of
AugoSt 1887, offer at public sale at the
Court House door in Jonesboro, with
in legal hours, to the highest bidder,
for cash in hand, all the right, title,
claim and interest that 7. M. Wells
has in, and to, his undivided interest
in certain tract or parcel of land stu
ated in the 9TH Civil District of Wash
i1gton County, Tenn, adjoining the
lands of w. r. White and others and
known as part OF the property of the
late Jas. A. Wells, Decd. containing
four acres more or less. Said land
will be sold subject to said Wells
Homestead rights therein, and to sat
isfy three (3) several judgments thai
j. X. P. Hall obtained against T. NJ
Wells in said Court on the 25th day
of April 1885 for the sum of $126.3
each, together with all costs of SUIT
condemnation, advertisement notice
and sale. Unless said debt and al
costs are sooner paid. This July 12tl
1887. GEO. w. WILLETT,
Sheriff
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28
Land Sale.

DI virtue of an order of sale issued
ID to me from the Circuit Court for
Washington County, Tenn, 1887, |
will on Saturday the 18th dag of Az.
gust 1887, offel for sale at the Court
House door in Jonesboro at public
cutlery, within legal hours, to the high
est bidder, for cash in hand, all the
right, title, claim and interests that
VIM. Gibson has in and to, his remain
del interest, after the expiration OF
the Homestead in a certain tract
of land situated in the 18th Civil Dis
trict of Washington County and
bounded by the lands of Isaac Jack.
son on the east, on the North by Am
brose Gibson, on Southwest by Geo
Erwin to satisfy judgment thai
Haws & Epps obtained against saiC
VIM. Gibson before L. H. Shipley
Esq. on the Sth day OF Jan. 1887 fol
the sum Of $63.5O and $40 cost, to
cost of suit, condemnation, advertise
gether with ment, notice and sale, un
less debt and all cost are sooner paid
This July 10Th 1887.
GEO w. WILLETT.
Sheriff
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-07-28

On Saturday August 9th, a Prohi-
bition picnic will be held at Boon's
Greek, in the 18th civil district. All
are invited, the ladies' are especially
requested to be present and bring
dinner. The following program will
be carried out:
1st ais Prohibition Right Relig-
eously?" Rev. S. H. Willard.
End. "Does Prohibition take q
Mans Personal Liberty more than
any other Law, or more than il
should?" Prof. Jas. A. Tate.
3rd. as Prohibition Legal and will
it touch our Pocketbooks?' Hon. S
j. Kirkpatrick.
4th.. 1.-THE Object of Prohibition,
Rev. Ed. Crumley.
9th. 1.-THE History OF the Amend
ment and the result of Prohibition,
Rev. G. A. Duncan.
9th. "Does Christianity and Coy
eminent need Prohibition for Prohi
bition," Rev. f. Allison,